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• The impact of Pokémon Go to be explored at free public lecture

  Date: 2 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-impact-of-pokemon-go-to-be-explored-at-free-public-lecture

  The social impact of viral augmented reality game Pokémon Go, which became a cultural phenomenon in 2016, will be explored during a free public...

• Expert opinions cover museums Donald Trump driverless cars nuclear weapons Brexit craftivism and managers

  Date: 1 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/expert-opinions-cover-museums-donald-trump-driverless-cars-nuclear-weapons-and-brexit

  Robin Clarke from the School of Museum Studies has discussed how museums can respond to the rise of the far-right in Europe.

• Deputy Labour leader cites University of Leicester research in speech at Co-Operative Party economy conference

  Date: 30 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/deputy-labour-leader-cites-university-of-leicester-research-in-speech-at-co-operative-party-economy-conference

  Leicester academics were cited in a speech given by Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, at the Co-Operative Party economy conference on...

• Leicester reaches three million readers on The Conversation

  Date: 27 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-reaches-three-million-readers-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over three million readers through over 180 articles written...

• University up for two national archaeology awards

  Date: 26 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/university-up-for-two-national-archaeology-awards

  The University has been nominated for two Current Archaeology Awards for its work on the DNA analysis of the remains of King Richard III and a...

• New digital map remembers Vanished Leicester

  Date: 26 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/new-digital-map-remembers-2018vanished-leicester2019

  Leicester researchers have developed a new digital map of ‘Vanished Leicester’ which shows the transformation of the city in recent decades.

• Leicester expert comments on new report into Class Pay Gap

  Date: 26 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-expert-comments-on-new-report-into-class-pay-gap

  Dr Daniela Rudloff from the School of Business has commented on a new BBC Report on Social Mobility which found a class pay gap in a number of UK...

• Leicester academic featured in the Times Higher Education

  Date: 26 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-academic-featured-in-the-times-higher-education

  Professor Martin Parker from the School of Business has written an article for the Times Higher Education about ‘predatory publishing’ and why it...

• What Brexit could mean for the University sector

  Date: 25 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/what-brexit-could-mean-for-the-university-sector

  Professor Iain Gillespie, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research & Enterprise at our University, has commented on how UK universities and EU funding...

• Watch Leicester academic address EU Select Committee inquiry on the impact of Brexit on Gibraltar

  Date: 25 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/watch-leicester-academic-address-eu-select-committee-inquiry-on-the-impact-of-brexit-on-gibraltar

  University academic Dr Chris Grocott, from the School of Business, presented evidence to the House of Lords EU Select Committee on the 24 January...